Showing posts with label Ethnic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ethnic. Show all posts
Saturday, June 1, 2013
Ancient wall-design
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Fish dries. Ethnic pattern.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Monday, September 21, 2009
National Tie
Made of our national skirt fabric, this pattern is from the region of Kadrina-Ilumäe.
You can buy these fabrics from Eesti Käsitöö shops in Tallinn, 3 are located in the Old Town on Pikk street and one smaller in Viru Cenre. They are pricy, but definitely worth the cost.
I was a bit afraid before starting to sew as I had never seen a tie made from this fabric and -- as we are talking about thick woolen fabric -- there could have been a practical reason for it. But in the end it turned out quite well. Please consider that this is the first time I sew a tie, people with more experience will definitely get a better result.
As I couldn't find a good pattern from the internet, I bought a silk tie from a thrift store in The Central Market, took it apart and used it as a pattern.
I would also suggest not to put in the thick white fabric that is in every tie (I really can not rembember the name). Instead I cut out a same shaped piece from lining fabric and used that (it is neccessary for folding).
As for the thickness, it is possible to tie it and wear it. The biggest negative side is that it needs to be (carefully) ironed before wearing (We were too lazy to iron it before taking the picture).
Never forget that the stripes have to be vertical!
Photos by Mare Sabolotny. 10th of September, 2009 in Brussels, Belgium.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Friday, July 31, 2009
Fingernails Of A Rockstar
If you are a famous rocstar, but must play seto - old ethnic nation of south-estonia - on a folk music festival, for not to lose your face, you may paint your fingernails glamourously. But if you're clever, you do it so it plays together with you ethnic outfit & cloths color. We love you, Lenna! Photo by Aapo Ilves, 23. 07. 2009,Viljandi.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Midsummer night, bright as day
Pre-Christian/YMCA/Popephile Midsummer Day in Estonia, 23 June 2009. Photos provided by Rosin (Kass Ting).
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Hitchhikers
Hitchhiking from Mooste to Tartu. The Photo is taken in Ahja.
Nobody stopped their car. We took the bus.
[Notice the street sign over the street, I just did]
Taken by Liiso 26.04.2009
Monday, March 30, 2009
Monday, February 9, 2009
The king is half naked
Just to remind you that summer also comes... eventually. The guy in the picture is a king of Estonia. Yep, a king, because there are many. Also known as musician inBOIL. Richard Brautigan wrote a book about him. Oh, and when was the last time you saw a Nordic person without a mobile phone? Photo by Elo Kuuste, taken at Mütofest, 16 August 2008.
Friday, December 19, 2008
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Russian Protest Spirit
A member of the Estonian Russian-speaking minority protesting in front of the parliament on Toompea. Blackshirt aesthetics flavoured with the flag of Russia. The gentleman was later taken away by the police. Photo by Andres Putting (freelance/Delfi), 12 August 2008.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Estonian-Finnish Battle
Well, no battle really, as the men in black are armed only with spoons and all are using rough jokes as ammunition. Guys on the left are wearing traditional Estonian ring hats (murumüts), made usually of six pieces.
Photo by Ebe Pilt, July 2008 in Kunda.
The Friends' Market (Sõbralaat, Sepramarkkinat) on north coast of Estonia and south coast of Finland dates back to the beginning 20th century. The tradition of crossborder festival and handycraft market was revived after the collapse of the Soviet Union.The vintage photo was taken by Carl Sarap on the same event on Mahu beach more than a hundred years ago; snatched from Kunda Club website.
Monday, December 8, 2008
Kissing an Arab
As we have almost no Arabs in Estonia, we sometimes dress up like them. This is usually welcomed by the crowd with kisses, embraces and vegetable gifts. Photo by Rosin (Kass Ting), July 2008.
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